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If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

The neighborhood that I live in is relatively crime free. The only issues we've had are 2 incidents of youth vandalism. Otherwise we haven't really even heard of  More

Great city. Lots of malls, parks, restuarants, things to do, friendly people (Minnesota nice), low crime, low pollution, and just a few miles to Saint Paul or  More